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A Kentucky Derby Day Lunch

photographed by Kate Zimmerman for Garden & Gun shot on location at the Texas Alpha Pi Beta Phi House We’ve never been to Churchill Downs, but we’re pretty sure that derby watching parties are neck-and-neck with the real thing when it comes to fun. This year we partnered with our friends at Garden & Gun to […]

Beauty in Bloom Garden Party

Since the season of garden parties, pastel frocks and bunches of tulips is officially upon us, the team and I were excited to partner with Boots Beauty for a celebration of all things SPRING we hosted in my backyard last week. I’ve been especially into natural, plant-based skincare products during my pregnancy, so I was super curious to […]

Nacho Party!

Y’all know that we love a good fiesta around here (especially as Cinco de Mayo approaches!) and last week the girls and I got together for an afternoon shindig on my back patio with grapefruit-jalapeno margaritas and my new favorite party menu… a build-your-own nacho bar! Since Garden of Eatin’ invited us to take part in […]

A Bohemian Picnic

When a stylist, photographer and foodie get together to throw a backyard dinner party, you know it’s going to be good, so we were thrilled when good friends Renee, Selina and Kerry sent us snaps from their bohemian picnic complete with a wildflower-adorned tabletop, whimsical dreamcatchers and even a pitched teepee. Renee Elliott’s art for pairing vintage and modern […]

Your Indoor Plant Guide

Is it just me, or are indoor plants having a moment right now? It’s hard to imagine that something as classic and mundane as a plant could ever be “out of style”, but these days nearly every home I visit could be mistaken for a greenhouse — mine included. Just the other day I found myself […]

10 Best Bucket Bags

Until recently, I was pretty convinced that my current collection of handbags included something for every kind of occasion. I could stash everything I needed in a large satchels for a full day of errands, and smaller clutches complemented both casual and dressy evenings alike. But, when the bucket bag came on the scene (in quite possibly the biggest way […]

DIY Spring Floral Centerpiece

editor’s note: We’re so excited to showcase this gorgeous Easter table DIY from the talented team at Once Wed! Editorial manager Mary McLeod explains how to recreate this easy breezy floral centerpiece that will be the perfect touch on your Easter table: When concepting this DIY centerpiece, we started with the question: “What’s something beautiful that everyone has access […]

An Easter Brunch with Timothy Corrigan

We first featured Timothy Corrigan‘s spectacular eye-for-design a couple years ago when we shared his holiday entertaining style at the fabulously renovated Château du Grand-Lucé in France (a post with such grandeur, I find myself revisiting it for inspiration way too often.) A few months later, we travelled back to the Loire Valley for another taste […]

Your Spring Dress Guide

It’s often said that there’s a shade of red lipstick for everyone. No matter what your skin tone, coloring or make up preferences, some beauty designer out there has mixed and matched the perfect hue for you. That’s how I feel about the perfect spring dress. Whether you’re curvy or boyish, tall or petite there […]

Wooden Clothespin Easter Cupcake Toppers

Are any of you hosting Easter this year? If so, what special menu items or decorative details do you have planned? One of my best friends is hosting her parents and her in-laws for the first time this year, and needless to say, the pressure is on! When she came to me on a quest […]

A Modern Easter Brunch

concept and design by brita olsen creative • photographed by rob gullixson •  vintage rentals from octavia & brown • cupcakes by lael cake There are so many things we love about Easter — sweet memories of egg hunts, children in adorable outfits, and the promise of spring. But when it comes to holidays with […]